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| Footballer charged with assault | Footballer charged with assault |
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| Premiership footballer Anton Ferdinand has been charged with assault and violent disorder. | Premiership footballer Anton Ferdinand has been charged with assault and violent disorder. |
| The West Ham defender and England under-21 player was arrested in October following an incident outside the Faces nightclub in Ilford, east London. | The West Ham defender and England under-21 player was arrested in October following an incident outside the Faces nightclub in Ilford, east London. |
| Mr Ferdinand, 21, of Mottingham, south-east London, will appear before magistrates in Redbridge on Friday. | Mr Ferdinand, 21, of Mottingham, south-east London, will appear before magistrates in Redbridge on Friday. |
| Ferdinand, born in Peckham, London, has made 93 league appearances for West Ham since joining in December 2002. | Ferdinand, born in Peckham, London, has made 93 league appearances for West Ham since joining in December 2002. |
| He has been charged with assault occasioning ABH and violent disorder. | |
| Mr Ferdinand is the younger brother of Manchester United star and England international Rio Ferdinand. |